![]() Le Bon began the next song noting his mom passed away last month. The janitors had their “here we go” moment as the first of the confetti guns blasted twinkling paper out and up.Īppropriate Tron-era graphics iced the cake on Hold Back the Rain, the highlight so far with John Taylor’s crucial bass, and Le Bon praised the very praise-worthy openers Capital Cities, who in stripes delivered Coachella-style funboy music, perhaps cruelly asking us to stand over and over on our orthopaedics - but upbeat song after song (Kangaroo Court, Vowels, I Sold My Bed Not My Stereo) did a Tim and Eric great job of warming us up, Safe and Sound a perfect label for this whole wave of easygoing, evil-free summer jams currently owning the American-apparel festivals. Meanwhile, back in the present, the funky new Pressure Off was tight, Nile Rogers and Janelle Monae joining us in black and white as video images, Le Bon’s jacket now off and revealing what looked a little like Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes clown mime. You may use a different browser or device to view this in full screen. Next was Notorious and BAM without any warning I shot back 30 years to the David Bowie show at Commonwealth where the band opened under the Glass Spider, playing the same song, as the woman in front of me (then, not now) shook her hair directly into my nacho cheese.įull Screen is not supported on this browser version. What Are the Chances was a good makeout song (check), guitarist Dom Brown having earned his spot over the last decade with the band. ![]() The maudlin Come Undone seemed to take an upgraded aim at our Instagram selfie era, then back to disco for Last Night in the City, Le Bon dancing with the ladies as beams of light clawed into the very loud 6000-plus crowd. Anyone want to get inside this with me?” Cue screams echoing back to moisturizing Tiger Beat pinups on the bedroom wall back in the ’80s. ![]() He noted of the outfit, “When you get inside this it’s really sweaty. ![]() Duran Duran has had a special relationship with Canada for the last 38 years - did I say 38, I meant 37,” he said, joking he was showing his age. While I was surprised to be on the younger edge of the audience full of Boomers and older Gen Xers, Le Bon declared, “Standing here on stage up in front of you, I can’t help but notice what a good-looking group of people you are. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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